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$20m Somali ransom demand for ship; 1 crewman dies (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2008 04:16 AM CDT AP - Somali pirates released a Malaysian ship they had held for about a month, reportedly after being paid a ransom, while another group of pirates said they wanted a $20 million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks.

4 Afghan bodyguards die in attack on politician (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2008 03:24 AM CDT AP - Gunmen targeting an Afghan provincial council chief killed four of his bodyguards, while a Taliban leader died in an airstrike in central Afghanistan, officials said Monday.

West, Islamic nations split at nuclear meeting (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2008 02:47 AM CDT AP - VIENNA, Austria — Islamic anger over Israel's nuclear program and bids by Iran and Syria to gain more influence threaten to turn this week's 145-nation International Atomic Energy Agency meeting into an unprecedented showdown between the West and the developing world.

First results show Ecuadoreans back new charter (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2008 02:06 AM CDT AP - Rafael Correa's avowed quest for an "equitable, just" Ecuador won a major boost as voters approved a new constitution that will help the leftist president consolidate power and enable him to run for two more consecutive terms.

Officials: 5 killed in northern Lebanon explosion (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2008 02:54 AM CDT AP - A car bomb exploded Monday near a military bus carrying troops going to work in northern Lebanon, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others, Lebanese security officials said.

Fortis bailout a temporary measure: Belgium (AFP) Posted: 29 Sep 2008 04:11 AM CDT AFP - The partial nationalisation of the Fortis financial group by the Benelux nations is a temporary solution as the governments have no wish to remain on board forever, Belgium's finance minister said Monday.

Syria says suicide attacker behind weekend bombing (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2008 03:54 AM CDT AP - The attack that killed 17 people in Damascus this weekend was carried out by a suicide bomber who belonged to a Muslim extremist group, Syria's state-run media said Monday.

Death toll from Vietnam floods rises to 41 (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2008 11:02 PM CDT AP - The death toll from floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit rose to 41 as rescue workers began to reach isolated villages devastated by a storm that has caused at least $65 million in damage, officials said Monday.

Suicide bomber kills 3 near Algerian capital (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2008 04:13 AM CDT AP - Algerian media say a suicide bomber has killed three people and injured six in a village east of the country's capital.

Cadbury says Chinese-made products questionable (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2008 04:15 AM CDT AP - British chocolate maker Cadbury said Monday that tests have "cast doubt" on the safety of its Chinese-made products and ordered a recall, the latest foreign company affected by China's tainted milk scandal.

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